Best alternatives to Playwright Extension (2026)
8 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Playwright Extension, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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Playwright Extension alternatives, compared
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Playwright CRX
Playwright as a chrome extension. You can record using Playwright Record directly on your browser. Just attach the tabs you want to…
≈50K users4.9★ from 33 ratingsUpdated 16 months ago5 permissions- About 2.0× fewer users than Playwright Extension
- Updated less recently
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Playwriter
Automate your Browser using Cursor, Claude, VS Code. More capable and context efficient than Playwright MCP.
≈20K users4.7★ from 14 ratingsUpdated 5 days ago12 permissions- About 5.0× fewer users than Playwright Extension
- Asks for more permissions (12 vs 5)
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Playwright Chrome Recorder
Playwright extension for DevTools that allows you to export tests directly from the Recorder panel.
≈10K users2.5★ from 15 ratingsNo special permissions- About 10× fewer users than Playwright Extension
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 5)
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Playwright Recorder
Record browser actions and generate Playwright test scripts in JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Java, and C# (.NET).
≈1K users5.0★ from 1 ratingUpdated 4 months ago9 permissions- About 100× fewer users than Playwright Extension
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (9 vs 5)
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pH - Playwright Helper
Find Playwright UI elements - id, name and custom attributes highlighted in different colors;Generates Playwright page Objects
≈1K usersNot rated yet2 permissions- About 100× fewer users than Playwright Extension
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 5)
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Playwright POM Generator
Generate production-ready Playwright Page Object Model files with syntax highlighting
≈1K users4.5★ from 8 ratingsUpdated 9 months ago5 permissions- About 100× fewer users than Playwright Extension
- Updated less recently
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Playwright Locator Assistant
Generate, verify and record stable Playwright locators for any element. Python, JS/TS, Java and C#.
≈1K users5.0★ from 2 ratingsUpdated 5 weeks ago4 permissions- About 100× fewer users than Playwright Extension
- Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 5)
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Page Modeller (Playwright, Selenium, Puppeteer etc.)
Browser DevTools extension for modelling web pages for automation.
≈1K users5.0★ from 6 ratingsUpdated 4 weeks ago6 permissions- About 100× fewer users than Playwright Extension
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 5)
Playwright Extension alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Playwright Extension?
By users, the most popular alternative is Playwright CRX with ≈50K users and a 4.9-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Playwright CRX.
Is there a Playwright Extension alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Playwright Chrome Recorder asks for 0 permissions, against 5 for Playwright Extension.
How many alternatives to Playwright Extension are there?
We list 8 close alternatives to Playwright Extension on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.